Shubhangi Khapre

5 days ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray has taken the most aggressive stand on the issue, joined by his estranged cousin and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray. The Congress unit in the state too has joined the regional parties to staunchly oppose the imposition of Hindi in state schools. The timing seems to have aligned for the Opposition, with the local body polls coming up.

5 days ago | flipboard.com | Shubhangi Khapre

1 day agoCNN — Despite being dead for more than 300 years, this Indian ruler is still making waves in the nation’s politics. Aurangzeb Alamgir has become so central to India’s fraught political moment, his memory is leading to sectarian violence across the country. The sixth emperor of the famed Mughal …

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

Of late, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde has been in the news more for his meetings than anything else. While his meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah last week led to speculation if there was a rift in the ruling Mahayuti alliance, his dinner and “informal talks” with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday is learnt to have been about a possible tie-up between the parties for the civic polls, which have been pending since 2022.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde’s bid to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Mumbai, apparently to raise his various grievances, has created a stir in the BJP-led Mahayuti, with sources saying that it indicated rumblings in the ruling camp.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Shubhangi Khapre

As the nation prepares to mark the 135th birth anniversary of Dr B R Ambedkar on Monday, his grandson and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar discussed the legacy of the architect of the Constitution, his continuing relevance, and the challenge of casteism. The VBA chief also throws light on Dr Ambedkar’s contributions and the Opposition INDIA narrative of “Save the Constitution” that had dented the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections last year.